HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.18700 of 2022

ORDER:

Heard Sri Kiran Palakurthi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of respondents.

2. The petitioner approached this Court seeking the prayer as under:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not appointing the petitioner as Village Revenue Officer under Compassionate Grounds conditionally in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.158 Revenue (VA) dated 13.02.2009, without considering petitioner’s representation dated 10.11.2017 and appointing the petitioner as Village Administrative Officer or any other suitable post without considering the petitioner’s representation as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and against the Government Orders and to pass such other order or orders…”.

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner’s father late Purnachandra Rao, worked as VAO during his life time and died on 05.04.2006 leaving behind the petitioner’s mother, petitioner’s brother and the petitioner as his legal heirs. The petitioner was a Post Graduate student and diploma holder in computer accounts. The respondent No.3 issued Proceedings No.A1/3473/2017 dated 10.01.2018 calling for certain information to appoint the petitioner under Compassionate Grounds as Village Revenue Officer and directed the petitioner to provide the details with regard to petitioner’s Date of Birth, and date of application made for job on compassionate grounds and whether the petitioner’s family was paid an amount of Rs.25,000/- as per G.O.Ms.No.446 Revenue (VO) dated 24.07.2002. The petitioner had already submitted all the details enclosed with an application dated 10.11.2017 and the petitioner informed the respondent authorities that they never received any amount from respondent Nos.2 and 3 much less Rs.25,000/- as per G.O.Ms.No.446 Revenue (VO) dated 24.07.2002.

It is the further the case of the petitioner that the petitioner made application for compassionate appointment within one year as per the G.O.Ms.No.660 dated 06.07.2009 immediately after the death of petitioner’s father i.e., on 06.01.2007, 01.04.2007, 06.06.2011, 24.02.2012, 14.03.2016 and 10.11.2017, but the 3^rd respondent did not consider the petitioner’s application. Aggrieved by the same the petitioner filed the present writ petition.

4. PERUSED THE RECORD.

DI SCUSSI ON AND CONCLUSI ON:

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s application, dated 10.11.2017 for appointment of petitioner as Village Administrative Officer or for appointment to any other suitable post on compassionate grounds

6. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner further submits that the office of the District Collector, Hanumakonda had issued a Memo dated 05.02.2025 vide Rc.No.A1/3473/2017 calling upon the petitioner to submit certain relevant documents for consideration of the proposals submitted for compassionate appointment of the petitioner as dependent of the deceased Government employee late Sri I.Purnachander Rao, Village Administrative Officer, and in response to the said Memo dated 05.02.2025 issued by the office of the District Collector, Hanumakonda, the petitioner had submitted all the relevant documents as called for vide the said Memo to the Office of the District Collector, Hanumakonda on 25.02.2025 itself. However, no orders have been passed on the application of the petitioner seeking compassionate appointment duly considering the petitioner’s application, dated 10.11.2017 seeking appointment of the petitioner as Village Administrative Officer or for appointment to any other suitable post till as on date.

7. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing o